# Some indices failing with "SearchPhaseExecutionException\[Failed to execute phase \[query\], all shards failed\]"
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 12, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749 "2014-09-12T06:53:18Z")
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### Author:  [@Kevin\_DeLand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_DeLand)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749/1 "2014-09-12T06:53:18Z")
Everything was working fine when all of a sudden some indices started
failing.
_GET localhost:9200/logstash-2014.09.11/\_search_
yields response:
{"error":"SearchPhaseExecutionException[Failed to execute phase [query],
all shards failed]","status":503}
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749/2 "2014-09-12T06:56:53Z")
On Friday, September 12, 2014 at 08:53 CEST,
Kevin DeLand [kevin.deland@gmail.com](mailto:kevin.deland@gmail.com) wrote:
> Everything was working fine when all of a sudden some indices started
> failing.
> GET localhost:9200/logstash-2014.09.11/\_search
> yields response:
> {"error":"SearchPhaseExecutionException[Failed to execute phase
> [query], all shards failed]","status":503}
How's the cluster's health? Anything interesting in the Elasticsearch
logs?
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### Author:  [@Kevin\_DeLand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_DeLand)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749/3 "2014-09-12T07:17:43Z")
Cluster health is red:
>
On Friday, September 12, 2014 2:57:06 AM UTC-4, Magnus Bäck wrote:
> On Friday, September 12, 2014 at 08:53 CEST,
> Kevin DeLand \<[kevin....@gmail.com](mailto:kevin....@gmail.com) \\> wrote:
>
> > Everything was working fine when all of a sudden some indices started
> > failing.
> > GET localhost:9200/logstash-2014.09.11/\_search
> > yields response:
> > {"error":"SearchPhaseExecutionException[Failed to execute phase
> > [query], all shards failed]","status":503}
>
> How's the cluster's health? Anything interesting in the Elasticsearch
> logs?
>
> --
> Magnus Bäck | Software Engineer, Development Tools
> [magnu...@sonymobile.com](mailto:magnu...@sonymobile.com) \ | Sony Mobile Communications
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### Author:  [@Kevin\_DeLand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_DeLand)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 7:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749/4 "2014-09-12T07:21:04Z")
Which logs should I look in?
From
\*~/elasticsearch-1.3.1/logs/elasticsearch.log \*
[2014-09-12 07:17:26,047][DEBUG][action.bulk] [Frankie and
Victoria] observer: timeout notification from cluster service. timeout
setting [1m], time since start [1m]
[2014-09-12 07:18:04,466][DEBUG][action.search.type] [Frankie and
Victoria] All shards failed for phase: [query]
[2014-09-12 07:18:27,103][DEBUG][action.bulk] [Frankie and
Victoria] observer: timeout notification from cluster service. timeout
setting [1m], time since start [1m]
[2014-09-12 07:18:27,103][DEBUG][action.bulk] [Frankie and
Victoria] observer: timeout notification from cluster service. timeout
setting [1m], time since start [1m]
On Friday, September 12, 2014 2:57:06 AM UTC-4, Magnus Bäck wrote:
> On Friday, September 12, 2014 at 08:53 CEST,
> Kevin DeLand \<[kevin....@gmail.com](mailto:kevin....@gmail.com) \\> wrote:
>
> > Everything was working fine when all of a sudden some indices started
> > failing.
> > GET localhost:9200/logstash-2014.09.11/\_search
> > yields response:
> > {"error":"SearchPhaseExecutionException[Failed to execute phase
> > [query], all shards failed]","status":503}
>
> How's the cluster's health? Anything interesting in the Elasticsearch
> logs?
>
> --
> Magnus Bäck | Software Engineer, Development Tools
> [magnu...@sonymobile.com](mailto:magnu...@sonymobile.com) \ | Sony Mobile Communications
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### Author:  [@Kevin\_DeLand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_DeLand)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749/5 "2014-09-12T07:31:29Z")
There are six indices with a red cluster status, but only two fail... any
advice on what to check?
On Friday, September 12, 2014 2:57:06 AM UTC-4, Magnus Bäck wrote:
> On Friday, September 12, 2014 at 08:53 CEST,
> Kevin DeLand \<[kevin....@gmail.com](mailto:kevin....@gmail.com) \\> wrote:
>
> > Everything was working fine when all of a sudden some indices started
> > failing.
> > GET localhost:9200/logstash-2014.09.11/\_search
> > yields response:
> > {"error":"SearchPhaseExecutionException[Failed to execute phase
> > [query], all shards failed]","status":503}
>
> How's the cluster's health? Anything interesting in the Elasticsearch
> logs?
>
> --
> Magnus Bäck | Software Engineer, Development Tools
> [magnu...@sonymobile.com](mailto:magnu...@sonymobile.com) \ | Sony Mobile Communications
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/some-indices-failing-with-searchphaseexecutionexception-failed-to-execute-phase-query-all-shards-failed/19749/6 "2017-07-06T01:02:51Z")